Japanese Garden Seattle Vs Portland
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Japanese garden seattle vs portland. Situated on top capitol hill at the southwestern end of washington park arboretum is seattle japanese garden. Lan su chinese garden ranks 3 in portland with praise from 10 sources such as not for tourists afar magazine and afar magazine. This is hands down the best japanese garden i have seen and i have seen quite a few. Seasonal changes are constant and every visit refreshingly unique.
Wednesday monday 10 00am 5 00pm garden hours. Tucked within a vast arboretum in a fast growing city the garden attracts over 100 000 visitors annually and is beloved both locally and by garden lovers from over 30 countries around the world. Open to the public since june 1960 seattle japanese garden is one of the most highly regarded japanese style gardens in north america. But the monkeys and the zoo moved farther uphill in portland s washington park and the portland japanese garden which opened to the public 50 years ago is today regarded as perhaps the most.
Wonderful waterfalls bodies of water walkways structures etc. Event new timed entry tickets. Visit often and see portland japanese garden transform with the season. According to wikipedia seattle japanese garden is only about 3 acres which sounds awfully small whereas kubota is 20 acres i have out of town visitors coming up and wanted to know which of these 2 japanese gardens the locals prefer or think is prettier as we only have time to visit only one.
Seattle japanese garden is 3 5 acre urban sanctuary. Portland s is better see 413 traveler reviews 388 candid photos and great deals for seattle wa at tripadvisor. Though it is not the biggest japanese garden in north america st louis has that this place is a wonderful east meets northwest combination with a backdrop of tall trees and varied terrain. Winding paths and benches invite you to view the garden slowly and mindfully in all of its detail stones water lanterns bridges buildings plants and animals.
Has anyone been to both seattle japanese garden and kubota garden. The japanese gardens is much larger and varied and in a remarkable location as far as beauty and the views as well as the actual gardens. The tea room is pretty and authentic but very small not sure if a child would get much out of it. Docents there were very friendly and helpful.
Portland japanese garden and lan su chinese garden are both rated very highly by those who travel for a living. On balance lan su chinese garden ranks slightly better than portland japanese garden.